Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy

Analysis

Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bayfield, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy reported income of $1.0m and spending of $40k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $184k to $1.0m (+455%), an average of +455% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 455%. Over the whole period it spent 7.5% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chautauqua Lake Association Inc ($1.0m), Friends of Shelby Park Inc ($1.0m) and Feel Good Action ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.